Q: The just-concluded G8 Summit issued a communiqué in support of dispatching international observers to the conflict areas between Israel and Palestine. What is the comment of the Chinese side?

问：日前结束的八国集团首脑会议发表公报，支持向以巴冲突地区派遣国际观察员，中方对此有何评论？

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Journalist from Japanese Sankei Shimbun: Currently Palestine-Israel conflict is the most difficult issue in the Middle East. What contribution can China make to solve the issue?

日本《产经新闻》记者问：当前，巴以冲突是中东地区最大的难题，在这一问题上中国能做出什么贡献？

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There is no military solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict.

以巴冲突没有军事方式的解决方案。

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